,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cjad  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #bd1          
#bjbe,mrs4 ,ramirez 7for herself and    
,mr4 ,kennedy of ,new ,york7 introduced 
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs
  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend title #ch1       
,united ,states ,code1 to expand the    
authority of the ,secretary of ,veterans
 ,affairs to make grants to entities    
that furnish services to homeless       
veterans4  #a4 ,authority to make grants
 to entities that assist homeless       
veterans3 expansion2 criteria  7a7      
,expansion ,section #bjaa of title #ch1 
,united ,states ,code is amended1 in    
subsection 7a71 by adding at the end the
 following new paragraphs3  7#e7        
,assistance in obtaining any benefit    
under laws administered by the          
,secretary for which the veteran may be 
eligible4  7#f7 ,assistance in obtaining
 and coordinating other benefits-- 7,a7 
under ,federal1 ,state1 or local law2 or

  7,b7 from a private nonprofit         
organization or consumer cooperative1 as
 such terms are defined in section #bjdd
 of this title4  4  7b7 ,criteria ,such 
section is further amended1 in          
subsection 7b77#a77;,a71 by inserting   
7including conversion of units to       
permanent housing7 after alteration of  
existing facilities4